We are delighted to tell you that Aisling Gallagher from the NUS’s Disabled Student’s Committee is putting together a guide to support disabled and chronically ill students through the application […]
The first time I went through the UK’s Disability Needs Assessment process to secure Disabled Students Allowance for a PhD, it took four months and the production of a […]
The original intention behind this blog was to begin to tell a story in public, and to provide a space for other people in similar situations to tell similar stories. […]
Today I initiated conversations with my new institutional home’s Disability Support Services. As a disabled postgraduate researcher returning to PhD study after a previous unsuccessful attempt, I’ve been here before. […]
These exam tips aren’t for disabled-students only, although disabled students face huge extra hurdles at this time of year. These are general tips and tricks – they are non-disability specific, […]
Some disabled and chronically ill students will need to take periods of medical leave – also known as interruption in the UK – to rest and recover when the body […]
While we talk often about the experiences students have doing a PhD, it’s important to get down to brass tacks: what can PhD students with disabilities or chronic illnesses do […]
(This post continues on from Falling Down on the Job: Chronic Illness in Post-Graduate Workplace Part 1). What could anyone in my situation do to prevent what happened to me? […]
When chronic illness decides to get in on the party that should be your PhD, one’s relationship to time and productivity can be challenging. In this post from Tenure She […]
Developed from an HEFCE-funded project at Newcastle University between 2003-2005, Premia provides masses of useful information for both PhD and other early career researchers with disability or chronic illness and […]
